Ken O'Flynn

964. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently in long-term foster care without an application for guardianship, adoption or reunification actively progressing. [39095/26]

965. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla records the reasons permanency pathways are delayed, including court delays, placement shortages, staffing shortages or assessment backlogs. [39096/26]

966. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently in State care for more than five years broken down by foster care, relative care, residential care, special emergency arrangements, and supported lodgings. [39107/26]

967. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in State care for more than five years who currently have an active permanency plan in place for reunification, guardianship, adoption, and long-term foster care. [39108/26]

968. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average duration of time children remain in State care before achieving reunification, adoption, or guardianship. [39109/26]

969. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla maintains national data on delayed permanency decisions arising from court delays, foster care shortages, lack of therapeutic services, or staffing vacancies. [39110/26]

970. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in State care for more than five years who have experienced three or more placement changes, five or more placement changes, and emergency placement arrangements. [39111/26]

971. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla has conducted any internal review into the long-term outcomes of children remaining in State care for extended periods; and if she will provide details of same. [39112/26]

972. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of referrals made by Tusla to the National Review Panel which resulted in a formal review being undertaken, by year from 2020 to 2026. [39129/26]

973. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of referrals concerning deaths of children known to Tusla which did not proceed to formal review by the National Review Panel, by year from 2020 to 2026. [39130/26]

974. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the National Review Panel publishes anonymised thematic findings arising from reviews into deaths of children known to Tusla. [39131/26]

975. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether recommendations arising from National Review Panel reviews are centrally tracked for implementation by Tusla and other relevant agencies. [39132/26]

976. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any audit or independent evaluation has been conducted into the consistency of decisions taken by the National Review Panel regarding which child deaths proceed to formal review. [39133/26]

977. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average timeframe for completion of National Review Panel reviews into deaths of children known to Tusla during the years 2020 to 2026. [39134/26]

1000. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has issued any formal governance expectations, oversight directives, reporting requirements or policy guidance to Tusla concerning the proportionality, consistency or evidential thresholds applied in Emergency Care Order applications under sections 12 and 13 of the Child Care Act 1991. [39842/26]

1001. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether emergency child removals form part of any Departmental governance, safeguarding, audit or enterprise-risk oversight discussions with Tusla under the Oversight Agreement framework.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39843/26]

1002. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the Department receives any aggregate reporting concerning complaints, judicial criticism, overturned orders, or adverse findings relating to Emergency Care Orders. [39849/26]

1003. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she is satisfied that Tusla's financial systems permitted consistent like-for-like tracking of private residential childcare expenditure prior to 2024. [39854/26]

1004. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any external review has been undertaken into Tusla's historical financial categorisation systems for private residential childcare expenditure. [39855/26]

1005. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether a standardised national reporting framework now exists for expenditure on private residential childcare placements. [39856/26]

1006. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla has identified risks arising from inconsistent historical expenditure categorisation relating to private residential childcare services. [39857/26]

1007. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any formal national workforce-risk threshold exists concerning vacancy levels within Children's Disability Network Teams. [39858/26]

1008. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any Departmental assessment has been undertaken examining the relationship between Children’s Disability Network Team staffing vacancies and delayed therapeutic intervention. [39859/26]

1009. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the forthcoming June 2026 Children’s Disability Network Team workforce review will be published in full. [39860/26]

1011. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla records expenditure on private residential childcare placements on a provider-by-provider basis internally, notwithstanding the format used in published annual financial statements. [39862/26]